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The friarbirds, also called leatherheads, are a group of 18 relatively large honeyeaters in the genus Philemon. Additionally, the single member of the genus Melitograis is called the white-streaked friarbird. Friarbirds are found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia, and New Caledonia. They eat nectar, insects and other invertebrates, flowers, fruit, and seeds.

Taxonomy
The genus Philemon was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot. • Meyer's friarbird (Philemon meyeri) • Brass's friarbird (Philemon brassi) • Little friarbird (Philemon citreogularis) • Grey friarbird (Philemon kisserensis) • Timor friarbird (Philemon inornatus) • Morotai friarbird (Philemon fuscicapillus) • Seram friarbird (Philemon subcorniculatus) • Buru friarbird (Philemon moluccensis) • Tanimbar friarbird (Philemon plumigenis) • Helmeted friarbird (Philemon buceroides) • New Britain friarbird (Philemon cockerelli) • New Ireland friarbird (Philemon eichhorni) • Manus friarbird (Philemon albitorques) • Silver-crowned friarbird (Philemon argenticeps) • Noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus) • New Caledonian friarbird (Philemon diemenensis) Formerly, some authorities also considered the black-eared oriole (as Philedon bouroensis) a species within the genus Philemon. ==References==
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